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Jokanovic ready for massive Huddersfield game

Fulham and Huddersfield are both under pressure ahead of their tie at the John Smith's, but they are two different kinds according to Slavisa Jokanovic.

The hosts are still in the hunt of automatic promotion, despite Newcastle being seven points clear, and have all but secured their place in the play-offs with three games remaining.

Fulham, meanwhile, are in the play-off places on goal difference and are still fighting it out with Leeds and Sheffield Wednesday for the final two spots in the end of the season shootout.

There are three games left to decide who will play in the post-season games, but Jokanovic believes his side must only think about the game ahead of them and reckon it's good news for Fulham that the pressure exists.

He said: "Every team is under some kind of pressure, I’m sure they are thinking about the Play-Offs. We are close to achieving this, but we are in a different situation.

"In football some kind of pressure always exists, but this is good news for us, we are fully confident in this moment and we believe we can win all the games.

"And with this mentality, everything is easier for us. From the other side, we understand we’re playing against a team who have been a sensation in this league.

"This team have played very well, it’s a very aggressive team, and I don’t expect anything to be easy in this game. This is the only game that we’re thinking about actually right now.

"Three games are in front of us but in this moment we have to think only about the first step. Different things are going to happen in these three rounds and we must be ready for everything.

"It’s a massive game in front of us, a really important game, but it’s not the last game of the season. We are ready for the Huddersfield game, and we must be ready afterwards for the next two."